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Fisher Asset Management LLC, dba Fisher Investments (FI), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Plano, Texas. The firm was founded in 1979 by Ken Fisher and is a subsidiary of Fisher Investments, Inc. FI manages the assets of a diverse global client base which includes corporations, public and multi-employer pension funds, foundations and endowments, insurance companies, health-care organizations, governments and high net worth families.

Salient Partners LP (Salient) is an asset management boutique headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2002 by Andrew Linbeck, Jeremy Radcliffe and Haag Sherman. In 2003, the firm merged with Pinnacle Management & Trust Co. to form Salient Partners & Pinnacle Trust Co. Two years later the firm adopted the name Salient Partners LP. In 2022, they were acquired by Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Salient provides real assets, tactical equity alternatives, and private solutions for institutional investors and investment advisors.

Rice, Voelker LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Covington, Louisiana. The firm serves customers such as hedge funds. They specialize in private placements. The firm was funded in 1995.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

EnCap Investments LP (EnCap Investments) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Gary Peterson and Robert Zorich and The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Blue Victory Holdings, Inc. private equity firm. Its principal business is management and ownership of real estate properties and restaurants. The company current operations include opening, managing, rehabilitating, buying and disposing of restaurants. Blue Victory Holding was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Lafayette, LA.

T3 Trading Group LLC operates as a securities brokerage dealer. The firm specializes in technical analysis to develop trading strategies. The company was founded by Sean Hendelman, Scott Redler, Marc Sperling, Nadav Sapeika and Evan Lazarus and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) is a private equity subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc founded in 1976 by Henry Kravis, George Roberts and Jerome Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Founded in 1987, Johnson Rice & Co. LLC is an institutional research and brokerage firm located in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1991, the firm began offering investment banking services. Johnson Rice & Co. focuses primarily on the energy and specialty retail sectors

B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc. (B. Riley), formerly Wunderlich Securities, Inc., is a full-service brokerage firm headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, founded in 1996. The firm is a subsidiary of Wunderlich Investment Co., Inc. B. Riley provides comprehensive wealth management and brokerage services to individuals and families, corporations and non-profit organizations, including qualified retirement plans, trusts, foundations and endowments. In 2001, they expanded their business to include investment advisory services. The firm is duly registered with the SEC.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System (LASERS) was created in 1946 to provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries.

Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. provides petroleum engineering services. The non-profit company is based in Allen, TX and has subsidiaries in United States, India and Canada.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Escondido Resources II LLC engages in exploration, production and development of conventional and unconventional reserves. The firm offers oil and gas drilling services. It also produces from shale formations. The company was founded in November 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Resource Environmental Solutions LLC provides ecological restoration and water resource solutions to the public and private sector. It offers coastal resiliency, species habitat, wetland, and stream mitigation solutions. The company was founded by Elliott Bouillion in 2007 and is headquartered in Bellaire, TX.

Bernhard Capital Partners Management LP (BCP) is a private equity subsidiary of Bernhard Capital Partners Management LLC founded in 2013 by James M. Bernhard, Jeff Jenkins and George P. Bevan. The firm is headquartered in baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Founded in 2009, IBERIA Financial Services LLC is a broker/dealer located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IBERIABANK Corp. (NasdaqGS: IBKC). The firm offers securities and other financial products to IBERIABANK Corp.'s clients' needs. Through their own subsidiary, Finesco LLC, IBERIA Financial Services offers insurance premium financing to retailers and other commercial customers.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

NewEdge Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. The firm was founded by Gerald Goss in 1980 and is a subsidiary of NewEdge Capital Group LLC, ultimately owned by EdgeCo Investor Holdings LP. NewEdge Advisors specializes in wrap and non-wrap comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning and consulting, retirement plan consulting, referrals to third-party money managers and, through certain investment adviser representatives (IARs), offers LPL sponsored advisory program services.

REI Nation provides single-family rental real estate investment services. Its services include property management and renovation. The company was founded by Kent Clothier, Sr. in 2004 and is headquartered in Cordova, TN.

GdW Bundesverband deutscher Wohnungs & Immobilienunternehmen is a German housing industry association that focuses on housing management, urban development, social city, and construction and building costs. The GdW is based in Berlin, Germany. The association is the largest and politically and socially important merger of regional housing associations and companies in Germany. The GdW presents annual balance reports and hosts events such as the social city award and the annual press conference. The association also offers job opportunities, scholarships, and further education in the housing industry.